Rail-brace.



R. N. WILSON.

RAIL BRACE- APPLIUATION FILED MAY 21, 1914.

1,106,433, Patented Aug.11,1914.

Attorneys 5 CO. FHOTO-LITHO.. WAhHINGTON. D. Cv

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ROBERT n. WILSON, or COLEGROVE, 'rnnnsrtvanm.

- RAIL-BRAGE.

$pecification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Aug. 11, 1914:.

Application filedMay 21, 1914. Serial No 840,080.

To all whom it concern; I

7 Be it known that I, ROBERT N. WILSON, a

- citizen of the United States, residing at Colegrove, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful RaiLBracejofWhich the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to rail braces, and aims to provide a novel and improved device for bracing the rail or rails of a railway track, to prevent the rails from spreading or turning over upon the ties.

The present invention also contemplates the provision of a unique brace structure, applicable to therail or rails and tie in a peculiar manner, to carry out the results desired in a most efficacious and thorough manner.

Another object of thepresent invention is to provide a rail brace having combined therewith, a fish plate adapted to fit the web or webs of the rail or rails.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodimentof the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a plan View of the brace as applied to the abutting ends of a pair of rails and the tie upon which the ends ofthe rails rest. Fig. 2 is asectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmental plan view illustrating another form of theinvention. Fig. t is a sectional view taken on the line M of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral'l designates a tie, which may be an ordinary wooden tie, or a concrete or steel tie, the abutting or meeting ends of the rails 2 being disposed upon the tie 1.

In carrying out the present invention, the tie 1 is provided atone side of the rails 2, with a transverse l-shaped recess or cut away portion 3, forming the inclined shoulder 4 facing the rails 2, and an inclined surface 5 extending from the lower end of the shoulder 4 to a point adjacent the rails 2.

The rail brace comprises a pair of bars 6 against the shoulder 4.

tion of the brace fork which have their central or intermediate portions clamped together by means of a pair of bolts 7, and which have one pair of ends offset awayfroni each other, as at 8, to

provide an inclined fork or bifurcated portion to straddle or fit astride the tie 1, with the crotch portion of the fork fitting snugly The brace 6 proects over the inclined surface 5, the brace belng preferably curved slightly, and the fork arms have their free, ends secured to the sides of the tiel beyond the shoulder 4, by means of lag screws or other securing members 9, thereby to hold the crotch poragainst the shoulder 4.

The brace 6 projects to the meeting or abutting ends of the rails 2, and those end portions of the bars or sections 6 adjacent the rails are bent angularly away from each other and in alinement, as at 10, to provide a fish plate adapted, to fit snugly against the webs of the rails. The angular end portions or fish plate 101O of the brace fitting against the webs of the rails 2, and the fork at the other end of the brace straddling the tie and having its crotch portion'lying in an inclined plane and fitting against the shoulder 4 of the recess or depression 3, will brace the rails 2 against displacement in the direction of. the brace, the brace being preferably applied to the outer side of the rails, to hold the rails against spreading or turning over outwardly, as is not infrequently the case.

The brace enters into the joint for clamping the rails 2 together, and to this end a fish plate 11 is applied to the webs of the rails, 2 opposite the angular end portions or fish plate 101(), and the usual bolts 12 are engaged through the angular end portions 10, the rail webs and the fish plate 11, in the manner of an ordinary rail joint. Thus, the brace is combined with the rail joint or clamp in a peculiar manner, so that the ends of the rails will not only be held together, but will be prevented from springing outwardly, and as a consequence, the ends will be held in alinement to avoid an uneven joint.

The present brace may be applied in a convenient and desirable manner, to the rails and tie, the tie having been provided with the recess or cut away portion 3.

In the variation illustrated in Figs. 3 and L, the brace'is applied to a rail 2 between its ends, the tie 1 having been pro-' vided with the depression or-cut awaypOrtion 3 as above described. The brace is applied to the tie in the manner abovevdescribed, and the end portions 10 of the brace are applied to the Web of the rail 2 to brace the rail against bulging outwardly or similar displacement.

From the foregoing, the advantages and capabilities of the present lnventlon W111 be obvious to those versed in the art, Without further comment belng necessary.

Having thus described the invention, What isclaiined as new is l. A rail brace embodying a pair of bars secured together, one pair of ends of the bars being offset away from each other to provide a tie-straddling fork, and the other ends of the bars being bent provide a fish plate.

2. In co1nbinat1on,atie,"a rail' seated thereon, the tie havlng a recess providing straddling the tie,v the: crotch? portion. of

having a Web of the rail."

In testimony as my own, I have hereto atfixed'my s1gnature in the presence of two itnesses.

Witnesses:

*N. A. EWING, 1 V p WM. MCLAUGHLIN.

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angularly to V the; tork'lying in" an inclined plane and 'rest% ing against the saidshoulder, and the brace.

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